Two decades of community forestry in Nepal: What have we learned?

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Dandapakhar, 1975 Dandapakhar, 2010 NEPAL SWISS COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECT Web: www.communityforestry-nscfp.org
FOREWORD Over 20 years ago, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) made a commitment to provide long term support to implement the Master Plan for the Forestry Sector in Nepal. This commitment is fulfi lled through Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project (NSCFP). Despite many issues, we are so privileged to have directly contributed to the visible impacts of community forestry as indicated in this publication. The project has been a trend-setter in community forestry in addressing the structural issues of resource governance, poverty, gender inequality, social discrimination and inequity. The advancement of community forestry through better forest governance, a multi-partnership approach, targeting the poor and discriminated at the household level, the implementation of a partnership model for the promotion of forest based enterprises, and the strengthening of bottom-up planning and feedback systems from the grass roots to the national level are some of the key contributions that the project has made. The ecological, social and economic outcomes thus achieved have clearly improved the livelihoods of poor and discriminated women and men. I am glad to share that SDC has decided to extend its support for such activities through a new Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme (MSFP) which builds on the learning of NSCFP, the DFID-funded LFP and other programmes. I believe that in many respects it sets the baseline for the new forestry programme. Elisabeth Von Capeller Head of Cooperation Counsellor (Development) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal Ekantakuna, Jawalakhel The Department of Forests has had the privilege to partner with Switzerland together with other development partners in community forestry, which is now proven to be the one of the best mechanisms to reverse the rate of deforestation and to contribute to the livelihoods of the rural people. I spent productive time during my carreer in the Nepal Forest Service as a District Forest Offi cer (DFO) in one of the hilly districts supported by Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project (NSCFP). I am very impressed with the commitment and cooperation of the Swiss in being innovative and consistent in their long term vision and support, which the forestry sector needed. I remember NSCFP’s work in the 1990s was more on the establishment of plantations, private tree cultivation, forest nurseries and regeneration of natural forest. Then it shifted its focus by developing inventory guidelines, practicing sustainable management and utilisation of forests, supporting to establish pro-poor enterprises and livelihood model. By so doing, the project has provided benifi ts not only the people of four districts, but also set the trend for others to learn about how to implement community forestry to ensure both ecological and economic sustainability of community forest user groups. Further, NSCFP’s contribution to human resource development not only enabled forestry professionals and community leaders to serve at the community level, but also people supported by NSCFP have been able to serve nationally and internationally. Gopal Kumar Shrestha Director General Department of Forests Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal I
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